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RIDDLE
WHAT RELATION IS A DOOR TO A MAT?
A STEP-FATHER. A STEP FA(R)THER. A STEP FURTHER
Submitter comment:
A STEP FARTHER
A STEP FURTHER
Where learned: NEW YORK CITY ; NEW YORK
James Callow Keyword(s): STEPFATHER
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- True Riddle |
Date learned: 05-00-1990
RIDDLE
IN WHAT WAY ARE THE LETTER A AND NOON THE SAME?
THEY BOTH ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF DAY.
Where learned: NEW YORK CITY ; NEW YORK
James Callow Keyword(s): SPELLING ; WORD
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- True Riddle |
Date learned: 05-00-1990
RIDDLE
WHY ARE MOST OFFICES CONSIDERED OVENS?
BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE A LOT OF PEOPLE MAKE THEIR BREAD.
Where learned: NEW YORK CITY ; NEW YORK
James Callow Keyword(s): SLANG: BREAD = MONEY
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- True Riddle |
Date learned: 05-00-1990
PROVERBIAL APOTHEGAM MAXIM STATED DIRECTLY
FEED A COLD, STARVE A FEVER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; NEW YORK ; ALBANY ; CAMPUS
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Medicine PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 10-00-1973
Proverb
All work and no play make Jack a dull boy.
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
Where learned: NEW YORK ; POUGHKEEPSIE
Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; Dull ; JACK ; Maxim ; Play ; PROVERB ; VERSE ; WORK
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
TO GET DYE OUT OF CLOTHES, USE RUM AND CLEANSER.
Submitter comment:
OLD POLISH PROVERB
Data entry tech comment:
Updated on 02-23-2011 - TRD
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; NEW YORK ; Syracuse
Keyword(s): ALCOHOL ; Domestic ; Stain
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Belief: Weather
Sailor's Weather:
Red sky in the morning, sailor's atake warning.
Red sky at night sailor's delight.
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
James Callow comment:
Dup. of WPP
Where learned: NEW YORK ; NIAGARA
Keyword(s): COLOR ; NATURE ; Nautical ; Ocean ; Predicting ; Predicting ; RHYME ; Sailor ; Sky ; WARNING ; WEATHER
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb |
CHINESE PROVERB
THERE ARE MANY PATHS TO THE TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN,
BUT THE VIEW IS ALWAYS THE SAME.
Where learned: NEW YORK ; WEST SENECA
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 10-00-1969
Proverb
Early to bed and early to rise make a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
James Callow comment:
Original BN [V300] crossed uot. Replaced wtih current classification.
Where learned: NEW YORK ; POUGHKEEPSIE
Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; Bed ; Early ; HEALTH ; Maxim ; PROVERB ; RHYME ; Rise ; TIME ; VERSE ; WEALTH ; WISDOM ; Wise
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb |
FRENCH PROVERB
SKEPTICS ARE NEVER DECEIVED.
Where learned: NEW YORK ; WEST SENECA
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 10-00-1969
MAGIC OF SPEECH
TO KEEP SPOOKS AWAY WHEN WALKING PAST A CEMETERY, YOU MUST
WHISTLE.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT LIVES NEXT TO A CEMETERY, AND DID THIS WHEN I WAS WITH
HER.
Data entry tech comment:
Updated by TRD
James Callow comment:
WHISTLING WILL SUMMON A GHOST--F. M. PAULSEN
Where learned: NEW YORK ; FRANKLIN
Keyword(s): CEMETERY ; GHOST ; GRAVEYARD ; Haunt ; Haunt ; Spook ; SUPERSTITION ; Whistle
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Ghost Spirit Phantom Specter BELIEF -- Product or activity of man or animal |
Date learned: 07-00-1967
RIDDLE
WHAT IS IT THAT BALD-HEADED FOLKS HAVE NO NEED FOR?
KEYS, BECAUSE THEY HAVEN'T ANY LOCKS.
Where learned: NEW YORK CITY ; NEW YORK
James Callow Keyword(s): LOCKS OF HAIR - PUN
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- True Riddle |
IF LIGHTNING OCCURS DURING THE WINTER, THE REST OF THE
WINTER WILL BE VERY HARSH.
Where learned: HOME ; NEW YORK ; LE ROY
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Lightning Thunder |
Date learned: 03-00-1971
IF THE BLACK ENDS ON THE COLORING OF A CATERPILLAR ARE
WIDE OR MAKE UP A GREATER PROPORTION THAN THE BROWN,
THEN THE WINTER WILL BE A SEVERE ONE.
Where learned: HOME ; NEW YORK ; LE ROY
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Weather sign or control |
Date learned: 03-00-1971
WHEN WE WERE CHILDREN, WE WOULD LINE UP ON THE TOP OF THE STAIRS
WITH THE OLDEST AT THE TOP AND WE ALL WENT DOWN TO OPEN OUR PRESENTS
TOGETHER
Submitter comment: THIS WAS ORIGINALLY LEARNED IN NORTH TONAWANDA, NEW YORK
Where learned: NEW YORK ; NORTH TONAWANDA
Date learned: 00-00-1965
Belief: Weather
Weather Proverb:
Red sky at night, sailors delight. Red sky at morning, sailors' warning.
Submitter comment:
Much used saying which was firmly believed by informant.
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
James Callow comment:
Original BN [V300] crossed out. Replaced with current classification.
Dup. of WPP
Where learned: NEW YORK ; POUGHKEEPSIE
Keyword(s): COLOR ; NATURE ; Nautical ; Ocean ; PREDICTING WEATHER ; PREDICTION ; RHYME ; Sailor ; Sky ; WARNING ; WEATHER
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb |
HIT THE BAT
IN "HELL'S KITCHEN" AND MAMARONECK, NEW YORK, WE PLAYED
A BASEBALL GAME CALLED "HIT THE BAT." ONE PLAYER WOULD
HIT THE BALL "OUT OF HIS HAND" TO A GROUP DOWN THE
STREET WHO WOULD VIE TO CATCH IT. THE SUCCESSFUL PERSON
WOULD THEN (FROM THE CATCHING POINT) THROW THE BALL
BACK TOWARD THE HITTER (WHO HAS NOW LAID THE BAT
DOWN ON THE STREET IN FRONT OF HIM) IN SUCH A MANNER
THAT IT STRIKES THE BAT AND FLIES UP INTO THE AIR TO
THE HITTER, WHO MUST THEN CATCH THE AIRBORNE BALL
OR RELINQUISH HIS POSITION TO THE THROWER.
Where learned: NEW YORK ; MAMARONECK ; HELLS KITCHEN
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Special Object or Implement |
ENGINE, ENGINE, NUMBER NINE,
SPEEDING DOWN CHICAGO LINE,
IF THE TRAIN GOES OFF THE TRACK,
DO YOU WANT YOUR MONEY BACK?
MY MOMMY TOLD ME TO PICK THIS ONE,
OUT GOES Y-O-U.
Submitter comment: USED BY THE INFORMANT TO MAKE A CHOICE.
Where learned: NEW YORK ; PORT CHESTER
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
ROCKABYE BABY ON THE TREE TOP,
WHEN THE WIND BLOWS THE CRADLE WILL ROCK.
WHEN THE BOW BREAKS, THE CRADLE WILL FALL,
AND DOWN WILL COME BABY, CRADLE AND ALL.
Submitter comment: SUNG TO ME BY MY MOTHER IN 1950-1951.
Where learned: NEW YORK ; PORT CHESTER
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse C730.366 |
PROVERBS
YOU CAN'T THROW THE BALL BEFORE YOU CATCH IT.
Submitter comment: I DON'T REMEMBER
Where learned: NEW YORK ; HAMBURG
Keyword(s): ADVICE: NEGATIVE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN